The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALEE , but the solution may also be AVAST which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Nautical direction crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ALEE | 36 % | 4 |
| APORT | 17 % | 5 |
| ABEAM | 12 % | 5 |
| ASTERN | 9 % | 6 |
| AFT | 9 % | 3 |
| ENE | 3 % | 3 |
| LEEWARD | 3 % | 7 |
| NBE | 2 % | 3 |
| SSW | 1 % | 3 |
| SSE | 1 % | 3 |
| NNW | 1 % | 3 |
| ABAFT | 1 % | 5 |
| ASHORE | 1 % | 6 |
| NOREAST | 1 % | 7 |
| NNE | 1 % | 3 |
| SEAWARD | 1 % | 7 |
| OFFWARD | 1 % | 7 |
| SBE | 1 % | 3 |
| AVAST | 1 % | 5 |
| ESE | 1 % | 3 |
Why may AVAST be the right solution?
The answer "AVAST" is the right solution because it is a nautical command that means "stop" or "hold fast." It is often used to bring a ship to a halt or to get someone's attention on a boat.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nautical direction
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bearing
- heading
- abeam
- alee
- abaft
- nbe
- aft
- astern
- ene
- ese
- port
- seaward
Crossword Answer definitions
ALEE adverb- On the lee side of a ship, to the leeward side (vs aweather)
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ALEE
- Away from the wind
- Aweather's opposite
- Downwind
- Nautical term
- On the downwind side
- Out of the weather
- Out of the wind
- Peggy or Pinky?
- Protected from the wind
- Sheltered
More clues leading to the result APORT
- On the left side of the Titanic
- To the left
- Helm direction
- Left on deck
- Nautical direction
- Leftward
- On the left side at sea
- Left at sea?
- Left on the Titanic?
- On the left side
More clues leading to the result ABEAM
- Directly to port or starboard
- Laterally, in ship talk
- Perpendicular to the keel
- At right angles to the keel
- At right angles to a ship
- Sideways at sea
- Across the keel
- At a right angle to the keel
- Perpendicular to a ship's midline
- One way to measure a ship's deck
More clues leading to the result ASTERN
- Behind a vessel
- Howard or Isaac?
- Behind, to Barnacle Bill
- Toward the rear
- Aft
- To the rear, to a rear admiral
- Back on the water
- At the ship's back
- Away from the bow
- Back in the Navy
More clues leading to the result AFT
- Sternward
- Rudder location
- Early P.M.
- Eve. preceder
- Swabbie's rear
- Towards the stern
- Tail gunner's position in a plane
- Ship direction
- Not fore
- Back on a plane
More clues leading to the result ENE
- Atlanta-to-Raleigh dir.
- Benz ending
- Benz suffix, but not Mercedes
- Benz trailer?
- Compass dir.
- Compass pt.
- Ethyl ending
- Helmsman's heading
- Nautical heading
- Opposite of WSW
More clues leading to the result LEEWARD
- Downwind
- On the safe side
- Nautical direction
- West Indies' ___ Islands
- Moving toward the calmer side, at sea
- Side away from the wind
- Out of the wind
- Martinique's group
- ___ Islands (chain that includes Guadeloupe)
- Guarded West Indian islands.
More clues leading to the result NBE
- Nautical direction.
- Point on a mariner's compass.
- Mariner's direction.
- Helmsman's direction.
- Helmsman's course.
- Mariner's course.
- Nautical course.
- Direction.
- Pilot's course.
- Nautical direction
More clues leading to the result SSW
- Compass pt.
- Directional letters
- Opp. of NNE
- Wind dir.
- Chicago to St. Louis dir.
- Opposite NNE
- Rohan-to-Gondor dir.
- Compass dir. that's almost a music festival
- London-to-Madrid dir.
- Durango-to-Puerto Vallarta dir.
More clues leading to the result SSE
- Away from NNW
- Compass dir.
- Compass reading
- Not quite S
- Pilot's aim
- Vane direction
- Almost S
- Cleveland-to-Wheeling dir.
- Heading
- Omaha-to-Miami dir.
More clues leading to the result NNW
- Comp. pt.
- Storm dir.
- Wind dir.
- Dir. opposite SSE
- Jacksonville-to-Atlanta dir.
- London to Oxford dir.
- Pilothouse dir.
- Hitchcockian dir.?
- Away from SSE
- Compass dir.
More clues leading to the result ABAFT
- Toward the stern
- To the back of
- Sternward
- Toward a boat's wake
- Behind, nautically
- Back at sea
- Not forward, to a salt
- Sailor's back?
- Toward the ship's rear
- Near the back, nautically
More clues leading to the result ASHORE
- Where castaways are often cast
- Where driftwood drifts
- On land
- Off the ship
- "Michael, Row the Boat ___"
- Landed
- Like a landlubber
- No longer sailing
- On the beach
- Off the boat
More clues leading to the result NOREAST
- Compass direction.
- Direction: Contr.
- Contraction of a compass point.
- Compass point, in short.
- Nautical direction.
More clues leading to the result NNE
- Compass pt.
- Not quite N
- Pilot's course
- Wind dir.
- 135° from 22A
- 22.5 deg.
- Compass dir.
- Letters of direction
- Navigator's dir.
- Opposite SSW
More clues leading to the result SEAWARD
- Undertow direction
- Like some winds
- Away from the land.
- Toward the ocean.
- Away from shore.
- Away from land.
- Offshore.
- Nautical direction
- Where sailors go
- Away from land
More clues leading to the result OFFWARD
More clues leading to the result SBE
- Direction opposite NBW
- Mariner's hdg.
- Compass direction: Abbr.
- South by east: Abbr.
- Point on a mariner's compass.
- Nautical direction.
- Nautical direction: Abbr.
- Compass point.
- Compass reading.
- Helmsman's direction.
More clues leading to the result AVAST
- "Halt, salt!"
- Popeye's "halt"
- Stop! At sea
- Captain's command
- Hook's "stop"
- Nautical cry
- "Stop, sailor!"
- Seafarer's interjection
- Shout on Talk Like a Pirate Day
- "Cease!"